Sponsor
Nicholas A. Langworthy
Representative · R-NY
Representative · R-NY
The resolution speeds congressional action and shortens regulatory/budget uncertainty for governments, businesses, and taxpayers, but does so by curtailing debate and oversight, raising risks to environmental protections and increasing chances of drafting or implementation errors.
Taxpayers, state governments, and federal employees will see faster congressional action on budget or major policy changes because the House can consider reconciliation-related Rules the same day they are filed through May 23, 2025, potentially speeding passage of reconciliation measures.
Industries, state governments, and affected stakeholders gain quicker regulatory certainty because the House can vote quickly to overturn the EPA rule, accelerating congressional review and clarifying policy sooner.
Taxpayers, industries, and state governments face shorter legislative delays overall because reduced debate timeframes speed decision-making, allowing faster implementation of contentious measures.
Communities and state governments may face higher pollution or weakened environmental protections if a CRA disapproval of the EPA rule is fast-tracked without full congressional deliberation and input.
Taxpayers and state governments will have reduced opportunity for scrutiny and public input because the rules shorten debate and limit amendments, weakening oversight of complex or consequential measures.
Taxpayers could face higher implementation costs or disruptions because concentrating expedited procedures increases the risk of drafting or procedural errors that affect how laws are implemented.
Based on analysis of 4 sections of legislative text.
Establishes expedited House procedures to consider a CRA disapproval of an EPA reclassification rule and temporarily waives a same‑day Rules Committee vote threshold for certain reconciliation reports.
Provides expedited House floor procedures to consider a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that would disapprove an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule reclassifying certain sources under the Clean Air Act, including limiting debate and waiving points of order. Also waives the House two‑thirds same‑day consideration requirement for certain Rules Committee reports tied to reconciliation measures reported through May 23, 2025.
Official title: Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 13) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the Department of the Treasury relating to the review of applications under the Bank Merger Act; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 31) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act"; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
Introduced May 19, 2025 by Nicholas A. Langworthy · Last progress May 20, 2025